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About the CCSU Peace Studies Program
The CCSU Peace Studies in an interdisciplinary program which is intended to foster an increased awareness
of non-violent methods of conflict resolution
Mission of Peace Studies Minor
- offer peace education, promote learning and enhance knowledge
and understanding of peace, peaceful process and the conditions
of peaceful change.
- develop and apply interdisciplinary methods to study the onset,
frequency and severity of war, and to better understand its
causes and prevention.
- provide opportunities for scholarship through teaching, research and the
practical application of knowledge of peace and peaceful process.
- serve as resource to enhance the understanding of peace for the
University and local, regional, and national.
Goals of the Peace Studies Minor
- offer a structured concentration of credit courses in the areas of
peace, war, conflict and conflict mediation for CCSU students who
want to minor in peace studies. Course cover topics such as the
nature of war and peace, just war theory, pacifism, peace movements,
deterrence theory, game theory, weapons of mass destruction, social
justice, conflict resolution, and the prevention of all forms of violence
and destructive conflict.
- provide opportunities for CCSU students to participate in research projects
and practice so they can apply theoretical learning to areas of personal
interests and participate in community outreach services.
- sponsor an annual Peace Week and throughout the year sponsor speakers, lectures,
film series, symposia, and discussions of relevant topics which are open to the
University, local, regional, and national community.
- encourage public interest in peace studies, foster constructive interactions,
and serve as a continuing education and life-long learning center for all who
are interested in peace studies.
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